ANanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, June 21, 1962 - Page 3
Russian Chess Masters Draw In 14 Moves 21 Jun 1962, Thu Nanaimo Daily News (Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada) Newspapers.com
Russian Chess Masters Draw In 14 Moves
Willemstad, Curacao (AP) Paul Keres and Tigran Petrosian, both of Russia, drew their 25th-round match in 14 moves Wednesday in the 28-round candidates chess tournament.
Keres, playing white, sought no advantage in opening but headed straight for a draw position.
Bobby Fischer of the United States, seeing the opening moves, said: “This will be a dead draw. They are playing an analyzed variation which avoids all attempts at seizing the initiative. This is probably part of their arrangement.”
Fischer, who had a free day Wednesday since former world chess champion Mikhail Tal of Russia has cancelled his remaining games due to illness, was referring to the fact that three Keres-Petrosian games were all quick draws and the game was probably part of a prearranged deal to draw all four games.
Petrosian now is given a better chance to win since he has to play Fischer, Czechoslovakia's Miroslav Filip, and Pal Benko of the U.S. while Keres has to play Fischer, Russia's Ewfim Geller and Filip.
The standings: Petrosian and Keres 16-9, Geller 15-9, Fischer 12½-11½ Korchnoi 12½ - 11½, Benko 9½-12½, Tal 7-14, Filip 6-18.
